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Green Hill Park

Hermitage Pond via East Side Trail (blue rctgl.)

2.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Hermitage Pond via East Side Trail (blue rctgl.) is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Green Hill Park near Lakeview, MA. The route reaches Hermitage Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 761 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28541, -71.76677
Nearest town Lakeview, MA
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Hermitage Pond via East Side Trail (blue rctgl.)

2.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 572–763 ft

Out & Back · Green Hill Park

Trailhead: 42.28541, -71.76677

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading W.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftReach Hermitage Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hermitage-pond-hermitage-pond-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Lakeview, Massachusetts